Tire structure.



W. E BUDD.

TIRE STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED 020.31.1913.

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20 I ard 80 otherwise) of the so-called 85 mounting itontthe regular R Q T E WILLIAM E. BU DD, OF ELIZABETH, JERSEY.

-- To whom it may concern 1 7 an us ul Im Be itl known that I, E. citizen of the United States, residin' at Elizabeth,;in' the countyof Union and tate of New Jersey, have invented certain new provements in Tire Struc:

tures, of which the following is' aspecificat1on,,jreferen'ce beinghad companying drawing, This invention relates to. tire structures therein to the ac-' and \more particularly-to 'an aggroupment of elements constituting a tire structure which is,,as an entity,attachable to anddemountable from a vehicle-wheel; I Theobject of the invention is to provide a structure of the kind specified so-that it may ethough comprising a plurality of, component'sas an entity be ,quickly and conveniently, clamped to or demounted from a vehicle-wheel having a rim of, say, standconstruction. I zAnotherobject is sotoconstruct the componentsoftthe structure that they may be manufactured at comparatively lowcost and marketed, as a complete structure, with 1 Still another. object ofthe invention is to provide a structure which may readily be substituted, at any time and without the aid of skilled artisans,.for a tire (damaged or 7 pneumatic type; in other words, the structure is such that, in the event that a; pneumatic :tire has become damaged and become'useless on the road, it mayfvbe substituted "therefor bymerely wheel-rim. To thisend, the'structure may be carried on the vehicle i-asTan emergency-tire, though my invention is-notlimited to this specific use. With these and other objects in view, the

#1 invention resides in the novel combination,

aggroupmentand' construction-of parts, all as hereinafter fully described and claimed; 'Inzthe accompanying: drawings, forming a parther'eof: and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I

have exemplified? one embodiment of the invention, it being manifest that other embodiments are :possible I, and still be;within the spirit of the invention and'the, scope of a the appended claim. 1

TIRE STRUCTURE.

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n p Patented Now 5,1918. Application filed December 31, 1313; Serial No. 809,672. U I

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of. a vehi ole-wheel with my lmproved tire-structure mounted thereon,

Fig, .2 is a fragmentary view, in vertical hor zontal section, of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical transverse:

section, on the line 3 3, Fig. 1; V,

ig. 4 is a similar view ontheline 44, Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmenta y View, i v

traisversesection, on the line 5+5, Fig. 1;-' an i V i 1- f Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detail views of certain securing-devices forming vention, o 1, 7 Referring to the drawings, the referencecharacter 1 designates, generally, avehiclewheel which may be of any preferred construction and which, in'this instance,'-prefer'ably includes, wheel-fell rim or flanged band 2. In the example illustrated, this wheel-rim or band has upstanding flanges. J? {Encircling said wheel-felly or band'is a parts of the inamong other" features, 'a

tire-carrying rim-member 3 of wood' or other appropriate material-and which, in the embodiment shown by .way of example, is divided into two sections or portions. Obviously, means must be provided for securing these sections together andto thisend, I elect to hinge together two of the'proxi-' mate ends of the sections and to-connect theother ends by a clamping device pres+ ently to be described. 1

The aforementioned hinge-connector pref-i erably comprises two side-plates 4 mounted at opposite sides of the rim-member and these are connected by'bolts or rivets 5 which extend through the rim-member. This form of' hinge-connection strengthens the ends of the rlm-member.

The aforementioned clamping devlce preferably comprises two transverselyex tending loop-elements 6 disposed in deprestgreatly protects and sions 7 in the peripher of the rim-member are connected by elongated bolts 8 which extend in parallelism to the sides of the rim-member. By reason of. the fact that the loops extend beyond the sidesof the structure,

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they afiord an easy and convenient means for adjusting it on or removing it from the wheel.

It is to be understood that, where it is desired to mount my tire-structure upon a wheel, the two sections of the rim-member 3 are opened. out-by rocking them on their hinge-connection-sufliciently to permit said sections to be disposed around the wheelfelly 2. By reason of the felly being flanged,-

the member 3 is seated between and held against lateral displacement by the flanges. The two unhinged ends having been brought into proper securing relation, are inserted in the loop-elements 6 and, by tightening them, the ends of the sections of the rim are not only forced or drawn toward each other, but, during such operation, the whole rim-component is also firmly clamped upon the wheel-rim, there having previously been securelyattached to it a tire-component 9 which, in this instance, is shown as of the cushion-tireform. It is provided with a semi-circular channel 10 and is formed'of a pluralit of sections adapted, if desired, to be. independently secured to the rim-memher and to be attached to one another. The disclosed shape of the channel is highly efli cient in connection with heavy or light pressure due to varying loads, for instance.

Preferably, I provide a plurality of in strumentalities for securing the tire-component to the rib-member.

For. instance, as shown in Fig. 1 and on alarger scale in Fig. 3, there are aseries of transverse plates 11 spaced desirable distances apart and preferably provided at their ends with upstanding and inturned flanges 11"' adapted to engage in an annular groove'12 in each side of the tire. The plates are screwed or otherwise secured-to the rim-member. These plates, by reason of the fact that they extend transversely of the rim 3, serve the additional functions of strengthening it and tend to prevent liability of its splitting. Moreover, as they are not formed as a continuous band around the rim, the rim and plates are permitted to expand or contract without producing a separation of the plates from the wooden rim.

' Another of the securing instrumentalities is a series of staple-elements 13 which, as shown in Fig. 5, are driven through the sides of the -tirebetween the points at which the plates 11 grip the tire-and extend into the rim-member.

Still another of the securing-instrumentalities is a series of clamping plates 14: which are of sufficient dimensions to extend into =the channel 10 of two proximate sections of the tire and, thus, to span the slight gap between said sections. These plates are slotted to ,receive bolts 15 which extend through the rim-member, as shown in Fig. The bolts are pushed through holes 16 the bolts 8 (formed in the outer or tread portion of the tire) and into holes formed in the rimmember. l/Vhen these bolts are tightened they will cause the plates 14: to clamp the tire firmly'against the periphery of the rim 3. This clamping device also serves to connect and hold the tire-sections together, as will be obvious.

Thecombined action of these several de vices is to secure the sectional tire firmly upon itssupporting rim 3.

The parts of these devices are ofsindp'le construction, so that-it is an easy matter to manipulate them.

The invention is especially adapted" to autom0bile-Wheels and: is to be used as a substitute for the: so-called pneumatic-tires now in use and-which, by reason'of inherent defects in them, sometimes become useless. My tire-structure is such that it can be used on a specially constructed-wheel, or -it-may be equally Well applied to? existing-forms of wheels of standard construction.

Except in so far as the structure is clamped to wheelfelly or rim, it isnotsescured thereto; hence, it is quickly mountable on and demountable from the same. It may, therefore, be carried or" used as an emer gency-tire or marketed as a structure attachable to standard makes of automobile wheels: It has the advantage of being a complete structurein itself-and maybe-sold as an article of manufactu're and be kept-iii stockfor standard makes of wheels;-

It is to be understood that the -invention is susceptible ofconsiderable modification and variation without a -departurefrom the spirit of the'invention; and while I have herein described the structure: indetail, it is not to be understood that the invention is limited-to such details' except' in 80- far as they are specified-in the claims and "which are tob'e interpreted'in'any limitingsense except in so far as-limitations'are-imposed' thereon bythe language employed:

What I claim is:

An emergency tire-structure eomprising' a plurality of rim sections having curved inner portions adapted to embrace awheelrim, said sections being provided with bolt holes and with a transverse-grooveinspaced relation to the endof each section; loop members, each comprisinga body-portion disposed in one of the grooves, and eyes extending beyond the planes of the sides of the rim sections; fastening elementspass ing through said eyes and adapted to draw the sections together whereby they may 5 be secured to the wheel-rim; a plurality of channeled tire sections securedto the :outer periphery of the rim sections, eaoh of said tire sections being provided with a bore ex: tending from theroad-engaging surfacelof the tire section through the channel and into communication with one of"the* bolt* holes in the rim sections; and fastening means I testimony whereof I aflix my signature comprising a plate disposed in the channel, .in presence of two witnesses.

and bolts disposed in the bolt holes in the WILLIAM E. BUDD. rimsections and having a portion disposed Witnesses: in the channel in the tire-section and engag- EDMUND H. PARRY, ing the plate therein. 7 A. M. PAimms.

coplel of this patent me he obtained for five cents each, by eddreslingi the "Oommiuioner e!v l'etntl, 

